Recent content by Saudio

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    Ethical dilemma

    If it's a good, honest company, send it back. If it's an airline or insurance company, keep it and chalk it up to getting a little return from a thief.
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    How bad is it really to store battery at 100%?

    Thanks for that response, maybe rotating batteries is a better idea than keeping the same one charged. And also, with all due respect, there is a sunset every night but the ones that are worth capturing with video are infrequent and unpredictable. ;-)
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    How bad is it really to store battery at 100%?

    I understand that it will ruin them. My questions is if there is any data about how fast that will happen. Do you get 75% of the normal recharge cycles by storing at full charge, or do you get 25% of the recharge cycles? Just determining roughly how expensive it is to sacrifice a battery in...
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    How bad is it really to store battery at 100%?

    Yeh, 30 minutes is not that long, but lots of stuff comes and goes in 30 minutes. Missed the peak moments of a great sunset a couple nights ago, for example.
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    How bad is it really to store battery at 100%?

    I've been trying to follow the guidelines for battery storage, I run my batteries down to 50% before long term storage and I have my batteries set to discharge after 48 hours. But I really like the ability to fly spontaneously, whenever I feel like flying, on short notice. I like to video...
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    Is there a place here to post and view flight vids?

    I guess you can post them in any thread but I was wondering if you have a place designated for sharing vids.
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    Trackers: this one saves your **s

    I understand. Were you using some sort of amplifier on the remote? And if you don't mind me asking, when flying to the absolute limits of the aircraft, why would you not have the RTH parameters set to fly home at an altitude that would clear obstructions? The Flytrex sound interesting, I'm...
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    Trackers: this one saves your **s

    I must be missing something. It has lock on 15 sats but is going in and out of GPS mode? It goes into RTH mode but is not flying directly towards home? Is the drone defective?
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    RTH first time

    ;-)
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    RTH first time

    I'm not sure "THIS IS A FACT" means what you think it means.
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    IMPORTANT: DJI Go app 2.50/2.51 enables GEO functionality

    So here is a whole page that tells us exactly what we need...with no links and no instructions. As hard as I try I cannot figure out how to create a verified account and how to find the link to self authorize. I have googled and searched. DJI - The World Leader in Camera Drones/Quadcopters for...
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    Whats the strongest wind speeds anyone has flown in?

    I'm not sure of the speed, but we have tall trees all around our house which block the wind somewhat. A few days ago I took off and climbed above tree level and evidently hit strong winds aloft and suddenly my drone was flying away. I pulled the stick all the way back and I assume I was in...
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    IMPORTANT: DJI Go app 2.50/2.51 enables GEO functionality

    Would somebody be so kind as to post instructions on exactly how to register and to self authorize for flight in a restricted zone (which is now over my house)? I'm sure it's in one of the very long threads but I've invested 30 minutes plus I've searched the DJI website and it would be awesome...
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    New airport flight restrictions

    Looks like I'm not alone. The website says I can self authorize to fly in the new no fly zones. Can someone tell me how that works? It says I need to open a DJI account. How is that done? From the website: "However, in order to accommodate the vast variety of authorized applications, the...
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    The long journey to using IOC

    Yes, but the altitude it's restricting me to doesn't make sense according to the information I've been able to find. The further away from an airport I'm the higher I'm supposed to be able to fly. At 1.5 miles the restriction is 35 feet, and 5 miles away it's 400 feet. I'm 4.8 miles from the...